JOINT COLUMBIA-CUNY-NYU
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR
SCHEDULE  OF TALKS 2014-2015

RTG SEMINAR TALK FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AT 4:00 P.M. :
The seminar will have a special RTG talk at 4:00 P.M. every Thursday when the seminar meets. The RTG talk will  be aimed at graduate students and post-docs; regular faculty are requested not to attend.



Date
Place and Time Speaker Affiliation Title


February 5
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 622

NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 417

TEA: 5:00-5:30 Math Lounge on the 5th floor.


Jared Weinstein



Boston University


NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN p-ADIC GEOMETRY


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February 12

NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 805
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 317
Warren Weaver Hall (251 Mercer St.)

TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 in Room 317


David Harbater


UPenn


LOCAL-GLOBAL PRINCIPLES FOR TORSORS


abstract


February 19
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00
(all talks in Room C415A underground level)

TEA: 5:00-5:30 served in Room C415A


Aaron Levin


Michigan State


POINTS OF BOUNDED DEGREE ON CURVES



abstract



February 26
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 622

NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 417

TEA: 5:00-5:30 Math Lounge on the 5th floor


Kartik Prasanna


University of Michigan and IAS


EXTENSIONS OF THE GROSS-ZAGIER FORMULA


abstract



March 5
NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 805
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 317
Warren Weaver Hall (251 Mercer St.)

TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 in Room 317


Alex Kontorovich


Rutgers University


EQUIDISTRIBUTION, COUNTING, AND APPLICATIONS



abstract



March 12
DOUBLE HEADER
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

RTG  Seminar: 3:00-3:45
in Room 4214.03 
FIRST TALK: 4:30-5:30 (Room 4102)



SECOND TALK:
6:00-7:00 (Room 4102)


TEAS: 4-4:30 and  5:30-6 served in Room 4102



David Roberts



Liang-Chung Hsia



University of Minnesota, Morris


National Central University in Taiwan



DIVISION POLYNOMIALS WITH GALOIS GROUP  U3(3).2 G2(2)

 
UNLIKELY INTERSECTION IN DYNAMICS




abstract



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March 19

Spring Break

Spring Break


Spring Break

Spring Break



March 26
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

FIRST   RITT  LECTURE
  5:30-6:30 in Held Lecture Hall, Barnard Hall

TEA: 5:00-5:30  Math Lounge on the 5th floor


Manjul Bhargava


Princeton



HOW LIKELY IS IT FOR AN INTEGER POLYNOMIAL TO TAKE A SQUARE VALUE?


abstract
March 27
SECOND RITT LECTURE
3:30-4:30 in Held Lecture Hall, Barnard Hall
TEA: 3:00-3:30  Math Lounge on the 5th floor
Manjul Bhargava Princeton HOW LIKELY IS IT FOR AN INTEGER POLYNOMIAL TO TAKE A SQUARE VALUE? abstract


April 2
NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 805
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 317
Warren Weaver Hall (251 Mercer St.)

TEA: 5:00 - 5:30 in Room 317


Kenneth Ward


NYU Shanghaï


EXPLICIT GALOIS REPRESENTATIONS OF AUTOMORPHISMS ON HOLOMORPHIC DIFFERENTIALS IN CHARACTERISTIC p


abstract

April 9

Spring Recess

Spring Recess

Spring Recess

Spring Recess








April 16
CUNY GRADUATE CENTER

Note the change in times!


RTG  Seminar: 4:45-5:30
NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  6:00-7:00
(all talks in Room 4102)

TEA: 5:30-6:00 served in Room 4102




Bjorn Poonen




MIT




HEURISTICS FOR BOUNDEDNESS OF RANKS OF ELLIPTIC CURVES




abstract


April 23
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

RTG  Seminar: 4:00-4:45 in Room 622

NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:30-7:00 in Room 312

TEA: 5:00-5:30  Math Lounge on the 5th floor


Kristin Lauter


Microsoft Research


ON A GENERALIZATION OF GROSS-ZAGIER AND APPLICATIONS TO GENUS 2 CURVES IN CRYPTOGRAPHY


abstract





April 30
HAROLD SHAPIRO MEMORIAL
NYU, COURANT INSTITUTE

Note  change in Times, Rooms!

RTG  Seminar: 4:15-5:00 in Room 805
Warren Weaver Hall (251 Mercer St.)

NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR:  5:45-6:45
TEA: 5:15 -5:45
TEA and TALK in Room 411
NYU Silver Center (31 Washington Place)
NYU Campus map Silver Center = building #27

After Peter's talk (c. 7:00p.m.) everyone is invited to a reception in memory of Harold Shapiro at the Courant Institute Building on the top
(= 13th floor).





Alex Gamburd

Peter Sarnak





CUNY Grad. Center


Princeton University
and IAS







MARKOFF TRIPLES, GRAPHS AND STRONG APPROXIMATION







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